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This patient has large breasts that are causing back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, infections under the breast, and tightness in the neck and shoulder area. Despite losing 35 pounds her breasts are still large and continue to cause symptoms. She had seen a Chiropractor in the past and tried massage therapy for 3 years without permanent reduction of her symptoms. She currently wears a 34DD bra. She decide to under breast reduction surgery at the Institute of Plastic Surgery in Colorado Springs with Dr. Krishna Dash.
She had 270 grams of breast tissue removed from the right and 285 grams from the left. Although this is not a large amount, it still resulted in a dramatic improvement in her symptoms.
The patient's symptoms have improvement significantly after her surgery. She is very happy with the overall outcome of her surgery. Like many patient who chose breast reduction surgery her only regret is that she wish she had done it sooner.
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Breast Reduction Front View

Before Breast Reduction

After Breast Reduction

The patient has significant sagging of her breast that are large enough to cause medical problems. The after photos were taken 3 months after her surgery so they have not had sufficient time to lighten. Nevertheless, the scars are fairly acceptable. They will improve significantly over the next 8-10 months to make them even more faint. This is a minor issue considering the amount of relief patients achieve with breast reduction surgery. More

Breast Reduction Oblique View

Before Breast Reduction

After Breast Reduction

Breast reduction surgery reduces the size of the breasts along with giving them a breast lift. Instead of the nipples pointing to the ground they are now sitting up as they should. More

Breast Reduction Photos

Before Breast Reduction

After Breast Reduction

The scars will continue to fade with time as these breast reduction after photos were taken before the scars have had a chance to mature. At this stage in the after photos they are the most noticeable. More